The Best Times to Book a Flight (If You Want to Save Money)

Booking a flight can be a stressful thing to do, sincecheaper tickets. While this obviously won't suit
no-one knows what a good price is anymore. Witheveryone, and flying in the middle of the week can
so many budget airlines going out of business, itsometimes be more trouble than it's worth for some
seems that people once again have to pay more forpeople, if you can manage it it's definitely worth it.
their air travel. Despite this, there are ways to saveAnother way of saving money is to book a seat
money when booking a plane ticket, providing you'relast-minute (as in on the day of the flight). Some
willing to be flexible with when you leave and whenpeople might view this as risky, since you're taking
you come back (assuming you are booking a twothe chance that the flight might fill up, but since there
way ticket).are so many airlines these days, each with multiple
What I mean by this is that the best (and cheapest)flights every day the chances that you'll find one are
time to fly in the week is Tuesday to Thursday. Thisstill extremely high. The reason last minute seats are
is because most people fly Friday to Monday, soso cheap is because they are worth nothing to the
you'll be booking tickets on flights that are usuallyairline company once the plane takes off (if they're
only half full. As an extra incentive for people tonot filled), so they might as well take whatever they
book flights on these days, airlines often offercan get for them.